An Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union has recently given her opinion in an interesting case concerning liability to patients for faulty medical devices.

A number of UK safety organisations have given their backing to a European-wide campaign that aims to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on Europe’s roads.

A campaign to tackle the issue of work-related cancer continues to gain strength, with new companies pledging to support the campaign.

A thematic report on Fatal Accident Inquiries (FAIs) has been published by the Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland.

More than 6,000 patients needed treatment as a result of mistakes by medical staff in NHS hospitals in England, the Daily Mail has reported. This is a sharp rise over the 2,193 patients recorded ten years ago.